Promising first half, then goes down the drain...

Rating: 7/10 (31 January 2006)

not Being a fan of blockbuster movies, I found myself renting this on DVD. The idea is interesting and raises interesting questions, however the 6th day also deals more or less in the same theme, so it's not an original idea.
so the first half hour is very interesting as it raises questions of why is there this sort of 1984 society in 2019, however as soon as Macgregor starts running away from explosions you see the true aim of the movie. Instead on focusing more on the characters and the interesting story they had in hands, the old movie clichés are brought into the equation, like the quick killed sidekick, the romance, the hero who thinks of the others before himself. Typical blockbuster movie.
Also I found Scarlet's character totally unnecessary, remove her from the movie and you get exactly the same movie, she was not needed at all, but of course, every blockbuster needs some pretty eyes.
Also some very bad and predictable moments, when the guy who helps Macgregor escape says he goes get a map, it was obvious he was getting killed, or when Macgregor sponsor says he's going to get some shoes it was obvious he was either calling the police, or get a gun or call the makers of the clones.
And a bit far fetched was the fall from the building with both the hero's holding to the "R" logo, very unlikely they would survive that.
This reminds me of the new Star Wars films, excellent material to work with, but badly put on screen due to the necessity (why?) to show SFX, eye candy and explosions.
Also the product placements were.. unnecessary and hard to believe that in 2019 the xbox logo and the msn search logo will look exactly the same after almost 20 years!